Soil Testing, a Key Component of Panhandle Pasture Management
Effective soil fertility management is an essential practice for livestock producers in Florida's Panhandle who want to efficiently enhance forage production. Regular soil testing provides valuable insights into the amount of plant available nutrients in the soil...
Join the National Volunteer Rain Reporter Network
I have been a Volunteer Precipitation Reporter for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRahs) since November 2018, with the station ID of FL-JK-6 (Florida - Jackson County - station #6 highlighted in the map above). Every day the...
2025 Wiregrass Cover Crop Field Day – March 21
The 2025 Wiregrass Cover Crop Field Day will be Friday, March 21 at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (167 East Alabama Highway 134, Headland, AL 36345). No pre-registration required for this event. Registration will open at 8:00 am (CST) at the WREC...
Friday Feature: Virtual Fence Project to Control Cattle Grazing without Fences
This week's featured video was published by NCBA's Cattlemen to Cattleman to share the highlights of a pilot project in Kansas that includes Vence virtual fencing. USDA's Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) has partnered with Mushrush Ranches, Strong...
2025 Florida Bull Test Sale Sets Average Price Record
Nicolas DiLorenzo and Tessa Hallford, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center-Marianna The Impact of The Bull Test in The Region The Florida Bull Test is designed to provide performance-tested bulls for the Southern U.S., with the overall goal of...
Mechanical Pruning of Citrus Groves
Mechanical pruning is a practice used in commercial citrus groves that can be an efficient and cost-effective way to manage tree canopy, improve fruit quality, and enhance tree performance. This method of pruning uses specialized machinery equipped with rotating...
February 2025 Florida Cattle Market Update
Replacement Heifer Inventory: The Past and the Present Going into 2025, one of the main questions is still, "When we will start expanding?" An additional question is can we start expanding. The current number of heifers held as beef cow replacements is 4.6 million...
Salibro: A Recently-Registered Conventional Nematicide for Select Horticulture Crops
Plant-parasitic nematodes are a key pest in Florida horticulture production, and nematicide application is an important part of an integrated pest management (IPM) approach. To that end, there is a recent addition to the limited number of nematicides available in...
2025 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course Highlights & Presentation Links
The 2025 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was held Thursday, March 6, in Marianna, Florida. The event had a great turnout with 143 people. This annual event is a regional peanut and cotton production meeting located in the Central Panhandle, supporting growers from...
Friday Feature: Cary & Marcia Lightsey inducted into the Florida Ag Hall of Fame
This week's featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture to share the story of Cary and Marcia Lightsey, cattle ranchers from Lake Wales, Florida, who were inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame in February, by the Department of...